Madisonville waltzed into their contest on Friday with 13 straight wins... but they left with 14. Everything went their way against the Rusk Eagles as they made off with a 3-0 win. The Mustangs have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Eagles, too.
Madisonville was especially dominant in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-20, 25-9.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Madisonville to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jillian Hardy, who had 13 digs. Hardy is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Arianna Leveston, who had six digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Madisonville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last six matchups.
Madisonville's victory was their 24th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 32-8. As for Rusk, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-13.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Bullard the next time they take the court. Rusk will host Bullard at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, while Madisonville will host them at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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